Salish Kootenai College
Salish Kootenai College (SKC) is a private tribal land-grant community college in Pablo, Montana. It serves the Bitterroot Salish, Kootenai, and Pend d'Oreilles tribes. SKC's main campus is on the Flathead Reservation. There are three satellite locations in eastern Washington state, in Colville, Spokane, and Wellpinit. Approximately 1,207 students attend SKC. Although enrollment is not limited to Native American students, SKC's primary function is to serve the needs of Native American people.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $6,771
- Undergraduate enrollment: 868
- Graduation rate (150%): 5%
- Graduation rate (200%): 47%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 64%
- Student to faculty ratio: 6:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $32,725
- Median earnings (8 years): $29,606
- Median earnings (6 years): $28,894
- Control: Public
- Locale: Rural, distant
- Calendar: Quarter
- City: Pablo, MT
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Salish Kootenai College include Nursing, Elementary Education and Teaching, Social Work.
- Nursing (21 bachelor's)
- Elementary Education and Teaching (10 bachelor's) · median earnings $39,583 4 years after graduation
- Social Work (7 bachelor's)
- Forest Resources Production and Management (6 bachelor's)
- Psychology (5 bachelor's)
- Bilingual and Multilingual Education (3 bachelor's) · median earnings $39,583 4 years after graduation
- Early Childhood Education and Teaching (3 bachelor's) · median earnings $39,583 4 years after graduation
- Cell Biology (3 bachelor's)
- Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management (2 bachelor's)
- Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other (2 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 20%, Computer Science 3%, Health 49%, Biological Sciences 9%, Psychology 20%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's, Master's.
Cost
Salish Kootenai College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,999 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $6,999
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $9,221
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $8,502
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $11,883
- In-state tuition and fees: $6,399
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $11,583
- Books and supplies: $1,500
- On-campus room and board: $7,020
- Off-campus room and board: $7,020
- Off-campus with family: $2,400
- Typical cost of attendance: $13,047
- Sticker vs net gap: 48%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 58%
- Federal loan recipients: 16%
- Average institutional grant: $2,097
- Average federal loan: $5,144
- Median debt at graduation: $12,923
Admissions
Salish Kootenai College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 868
- Women: 69%
- Commuter share (estimated): 79%
- Part-time undergraduates: 20%
- Age 25 and older: 62%
- Graduate students: 17
- Graduation rate: 5%
- Come back after freshman year: 82%
- First-generation: 45%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 63%
- Student to faculty: 6:1
- On-campus housing capacity: 185
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Salish Kootenai College acceptance rate? Salish Kootenai College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Salish Kootenai College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $6,999 a year after aid. Average net price is $6,771.
What majors does Salish Kootenai College offer? Popular programs include Nursing, Elementary Education and Teaching, Social Work, Forest Resources Production and Management, Psychology.
What is the average salary after Salish Kootenai College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $32,725 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Salish Kootenai College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 64% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 5%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Salish Kootenai College official site: https://skc.edu.